Noble Lady

Chapter 446

The Prince Cheng, who stole the beauty and jade, was happy all the way.

When he returned, he decided to carry out his plan of getting married.

then.

When Xue Chenyu woke up in the morning, she heard that Prince Cheng was wanting to become a monk again and move to Qinglong Temple outside the city to live permanently.

Miss Xue: That’s not necessary.

But Prince Cheng was not a stubborn person. He had probably considered many options and weighed the pros and cons before deciding that this method was the most gentle and harmless.

"Miss, I took a look around the Marquis's residence as you instructed, and there are indeed signs of Imperial Guard activity."

Qiuhua brought in tea and spoke in a low voice.

"They withdrew openly, but some people stayed behind, changed into casual clothes, and wandered around the Marquis' Mansion."

Xue Chenyu paused while combing her hair and said, "Just pretend you didn't see it."

When she was sending Du Jingyuan and Chen Lizhu out yesterday, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a familiar face and felt something was wrong.

But he couldn't remember who that person was for a moment. It was only when he woke up that he realized that the person was one of the guards who was guarding the door before, together with Zhang Yaozu.

So I let Qiuhua go for a walk around, and unexpectedly I found a pleasant surprise.

"Miss, don't you care?" Yumei poured tea and handed it to her, asking in confusion.

"Don't worry about it." Xue Chenyu said.

Yumei looked at Qiuhua for help, "Why?"

Qiu Hua explained, "The Imperial Guards are directly under His Majesty. If His Majesty wants to take action against the Marquis' Mansion, there's nothing he can do to stop him. If His Majesty has no ill will towards the Marquis' Mansion, why would he care about it?"

After all, His Majesty is the ruler of a country. If he really wants to do something to the Marquis' Mansion, it is useless for them to struggle.

Moreover, when the Marquis's life or death was unknown, His Majesty had ordered the Imperial Guards to seal off the mansion, ostensibly to imprison him, but in fact to protect the entire mansion.

Now that the Marquis has been cleared of his charges, he still has people guarding the Marquis's mansion, which means that His Majesty also has his own concerns.

Yumei nodded, not quite understanding what he meant.

"But there's something I really can't understand." Qiu Hua paused, "The prince wanted to marry our daughter, so why did he move to Qinglong Temple?"

Although her face remained as calm as ever, her eyes sparkled, as if she was waiting for gossip.

"The prince has his own ideas." Xue Chenyu said lightly.

She had long seen through the gossipy soul beneath her cold and beautiful appearance.

Yumei continued, "Sister Qiuhua, since the prince likes our girl so much, he definitely doesn't really want to become a nun."

Xue Chenyu: "You are the one who is clever."

Yumei quietly stuck out her tongue.

Qiu Hua pondered for a moment and then said, "In that case, the fact that the prince intends to propose to our girl must be kept secret."

Marriage itself has a huge impact on a woman's reputation.

Let’s not talk about the good things. If there is a slight mistake, even if it is the man’s problem, people will only criticize the woman and finally put all the blame on her.

The girl is divorced and is more likely to be blamed.

Moreover, the prince made such a big fuss about becoming a monk. If it were to be rumored that he was interested in the girl, any discerning person would know what he meant.

Then no matter how good this marriage is, I'm afraid it will fail.

Qiuhua said it so seriously that the mischievous look on Yumei's face quickly disappeared.

"Yes, this matter is of vital importance to your reputation. Don't let it get out," Yumei agreed. "I will definitely keep my mouth shut."

"Then let everyone in Furongju keep their mouths shut." Xue Chenyu said in a light tone, with a sense of neither rush nor slowness.

But Qiuhua and Yumei didn't dare to think that she was just talking casually.

Xue Chenyu drank a cup of tea, then ordered people to prepare the car and incense and candles, and called Xue Luoyan before going out.

She also specifically instructed that if any guests came to look for her, they should say that she had gone to burn incense.

The fact that Prince Cheng wanted to propose marriage was only known in Furongju. At most, he told it to Marquis Xue, but it was not spread outside.

His purpose of wanting to become a monk at this time was obvious.

I chose Qinglong Temple to wait for her when I returned to Beijing, wasn't that the purpose?

As for what he said last night about not agreeing easily if someone asked her for help, she probably guessed what it meant.

So she wasn't going to be home.

Xue Chenyu went to Baiyun Temple. Shengjing not only has Buddhist temples, but also more peaceful Taoist temples.

A Taoist temple in the city.

Baiyun Temple also has a history of hundreds of years, but it is not as famous as Buddhist temples. In addition, with the increasing number of believers in Buddhist temples nowadays, Baiyun Temple has become deserted.

When Xue Chenyu arrived, there were few cars and horses in front of the Taoist temple, and it could be said that it was deserted.

After entering the Taoist temple, I saw a table at the entrance of the Sanqing Hall, and a little kid with a Taoist bun was guarding it.

He said he was guarding, but in fact he was just taking a nap with his head propped up.

Look, the breeze is blowing and his head is nodding. He must be dreaming.

"Cough cough." Yumei coughed twice vigorously.

The little Taoist boy slowly opened his eyelids and saw several well-dressed female donors standing in front of the table, without any flattery in his eyes.

He asked calmly, "Who are you looking for? What's the matter?"

"She's our girl, she..." Yumei spoke frankly.

Before she could finish, Xue Chenyu interrupted her, "Young Master, we are here to burn incense and also want to ask you to help tell our fortune."

Little Bean didn't know what he heard, but suddenly he opened his eyes wide and looked at her. "I think we must have met somewhere before. ... No, your voice sounds familiar to me too."

Xue Luoyan whispered, "That's impossible. My sister has never been to this Taoist temple."

Seeing that Xue Chenyu's smile deepened, Qiuhua signaled her not to speak for the time being.

Xue Luoyan: Oh. Sister has her own ideas.

"Yeah, maybe I've seen it in my previous life." Xue Chenyu said with a smile.

Xue Luoyan looked at her in surprise. These words didn't sound like something her elder sister would say.

Upon hearing this, the little Taoist boy couldn't help but look at her again, then stood up, shaking his head, "You, young lady, are very...hiss."

Xue Chenyu asked with a smile, "What is it? Please give me some advice, Master."

He hesitated for a moment, "...I can't explain it, it's very special. It feels like I've seen you somewhere before."

As he spoke, the little Taoist boy handed Qian Tong over and said, "Why don't you draw a lot?"

"Okay." Xue Chenyu reached out and took a cigarette without hesitation.

Xue Luoyan was impressed by his decisiveness.

"Then I want to smoke too." Xiao Luoluo reached out her hand.

Xue Chenyu didn't stop her this time and let her draw lots.